PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - September 10, 2007) - Bivio
Networks, the leader in
high-performance network appliance
platforms enabling the deployment of
wire-speed, deep packet processing applications, today announced it has
appointed Koichi Hyodo as its vice president of Japan Operations. Hyodo
will build upon Bivio Networks' market leadership position and growth
strategy by managing field sales and support in Japan. Hyodo will draw upon
16 years of experience in systems architecture and technical sales to drive
Bivio's market expansion in Japan.

"As a former executive for Force10 Networks, Juniper Networks and NEC
Software, Koichi Hyodo brings world-class experience that will help propel
Bivio as a market leader in Asia," said Jim Brear, Bivio's
vice president of worldwide sales and customer support. "Bivio continues to
expand its global presence and world-wide product demand by enabling
companies to build more effective high-performance networking solutions
with our powerful deep packet inspection appliance."

"As a rapidly growing company with the most innovative network appliance
platform on the market, I am excited to join Bivio and its impressive
executive team," said Koichi Hyodo. "I look forward to continuing to drive
Bivio's efforts to further enhance its status as the global leader in
network appliance platforms."

Hyodo joins Bivio Networks with 16 years of experience in the network
infrastructure industry, having most recently served as technical sales
director at Force10 Networks, where he managed teams in APAC, including
Japan, China and Korea. Prior to Force 10, Hyodo worked for Juniper
Networks and repeatedly spoke at seminars and events. Hyodo has also held
numerous positions at NEC Software and was involved with designing and
building multiple network projects. Hyodo earned a bachelor of engineering
degree in electronic communications from the University of
Electro-Communications in Tokyo, Japan.

About Bivio Networks

Bivio Networks has developed a family of industry leading, deep packet
inspection and processing platforms that combine unparalleled scaling of
network performance, processing power, and application agility. Bivio's
network appliance platforms feature a groundbreaking architecture
specifically optimized for wire-speed execution of emerging network
services that increasingly demand deep packet processing combined with high
network throughput. Based on open industry standards, Bivio Networks fuses
unmatched flexibility with uncompromising performance to enable its
customers to overcome existing bottlenecks and deliver the foundation of
the next-generation network infrastructure. Headquartered in Pleasanton,
California, Bivio Networks is backed by Goldman Sachs, InterWest Partners,
Storm Ventures, Venrock Associates, and Silver Creek Ventures. More
information is available at http://www.bivio.net/.